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HF3700 • 2026
Duluth; Lake Superior Zoo capital improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Duluth; Lake Superior Zoo capital improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
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2026-04-13
House
Author added Skraba
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2026-03-26
House
Author added Zeleznikar
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2026-02-25
House
Introduction and first reading, referred to Capital Investment
Official Summary Text
Duluth; Lake Superior Zoo capital improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Current Bill Text
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A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at the Lake Superior Zoo in the city of Duluth; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. new text begin DULUTH; LAKE SUPERIOR ZOO. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Appropriation. new text end new text begin $6,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the city of Duluth to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip improvements of a capital nature at the Lake Superior Zoo, including major projects to preserve or replace mechanical or electrical systems, utility infrastructure, and other site renovations that support exhibit renewal and ongoing operations. This appropriation is exempt from the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.86, subdivision 4. new text end new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Bond sale. new text end new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $6,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end